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Ta'atr-e Shahr – Shahriar Statue

Disappeared statues in Tehran refers to a series of robberies committed during the months of April and May 2010 in Tehran, Iran, when twelve bronze statues of national heroes disappeared from public places for unknown reasons.[1] Tehran officials treated the incidents as theft, while others[who?] have suggested that it may have been a deliberate removal by the government or religious groups. In June 2010, Tehran municipality officials asked the sculptors to remanufacture the sculptures.[2]

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who at the time was the mayor of Tehran, stated in an announcement that Iranian police were pursuing the issue.[2][3]

List of missing statues

Name Stead Sculptor
1 Sattar Khan[4] Satar Khan Street Shahriar Zarabi
2 Bagher Khan[4] Shahr-e Ara Street Shahriar Zarabi
3 Sanei-e Kh'atam [fa][4] Mellat Park Hamid Shans
4–5 Zendagi (Life), Unknown[4] Two Statues Mohamad Madadi – Fateme Emdadian
6 Shahriar[4] Across to Ta'atr-e Shahr (Daneshjoo Park) Ali Ghah'ari
7–8 Shariati[4] Shariati Park Hamid Shans
9 M'adar va Farzand (Mother and Child)[4] Shahrak-e Gharb Hojabr Ebrahimi
10 Avicenna[4] Behjat Abad Park Uzra Abdul-Nabi
11 Calf[5] University of Tehran
12 Esteghl'al Park's Bronze Sculpture Esteghl'al Park[3] Ruhullah Shamsi-Zada

References

  1. ^ Sinaiee, Maryam (2010-05-05). "Brazen thieves are taking Tehran's bronze statues". The National. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  2. ^ a b شهرداری تهران به مجسمه سازان: دوباره بسازید (in Persian). BBC. 2 July 2010. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  3. ^ a b مجسمه منتخب دوسالانه مجسمه سازی هم دزدیده شده است (in Persian). 4 May 2010. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h دهمین مجسمه تهران هم ربوده شد (in Persian). Khabar Online. Archived from the original on 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
  5. ^ مجسمه "گوساله" واقع در صحن دانشکده دامپزشکی دانشگاه تهران به سرقت رفت. (in Persian). Aftab News. Archived from the original on 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2011-11-01.


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